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1955 See Following Sheets for List of Collection COLLECTIONS OF CORRESPONDENCE AND MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENTS NAME OF COLLECTION; Livingston Family Documents SOURCE: Gift - Livingston Family - Jlav 1950 SUBJECT: Letters and other documents relating to the Livingston family, _ DATES COVERED; 1787-1693NUMBER OF ITEMS: STATUS: (check.appropriate daecription) Cataloged; V Listed: x Arranged; Not organized} CONDITION; (give number of vols#, boxes, or shelves) Bound: Boxed: 2 boxes Stored: LOCATION: (Library) Special Collections CALMJUMBER Specls Coll Livingston RESTRICTIONS ON USE DESCRIPTION: Sixty four letters chiefly written to James Duane Livingston, dated 1787- 1893, and 22 documents, 1785-1847. The letters relate to the Livingston Family affairs, principally matters concerning the family estate "Livinjston l.'anor" and they are most numerous for the period 1787-1840, There (/are hoiYever two informative letters dated 1858 and 1860 from members of the family situated in San Francisco, The documents consist of -wills, surveys, checks, notes, accounts and similiar papers. In addition there is a quantity of miscelllaneous clippings, mementoes and the like. The collection v/as presented by members of the Livingston Family to the Columbia University Libraries in memory of James Duane Livingston * 81, Alumni trustee and one of the founders of the Society of the Early Eighties. Presented through Professor Robert T, Livingston, son of James Duane Livingston, A calendar of the collection is available, 1955 SEE FOLLOWING SHEETS FOR LIST OF COLLECTION • May Livingston Family Papers Series I: Letters 1. Robert Livingston to Alice Livingston, 17 July 1787• 2. Samuel Seabury (Bishop of Conn.) to John Moore, 19 Feb. 1788. 3. Robert Livingston to Wm. H. Ludlow, 13 Feb. 179U, New York. U. Charles Swift to Wm. H. Ludlow, 11 Sept. 179U, New York. 5. Charles Swift to Wm. H. Ludlow, 20 Sept. 178U, New York. 6. Alice Livingston to David Lawrence, 10 Nov. 179U, New York. 7. Alice Livingston to Wm. H. Ludlow, 10 Nov. 178U, New York. 8. Alice Livingston {to Wm. H. Ludlow?\, 8 Dec. 179U, New York. 9. Alice Livingston to Wm. H. Ludlow,~2l Apr. 1795, New York. 10. Charles Swift to Wm. H. Ludlow, 22 June 1795, New York. 11. Alice Livingston to Wm. H. Ludlow. 10 Apr. 1797, New York. 12. Maria Church to tiie Misses Kemp, Tea. 1802J] 13• Jane Kemp to Mrs. Bard, 5 Apr. 1802, Haddiston. llu Joaquin J. Garcia to Mrs. Craufurd tsic], 6 Mar. 1807, Havana. 15. Wm. & J. Snell to John Swift, Ik Mar; 1819* Elklands. 16. Wm. & J. Snell to John fiic] Duane Livingston, 5 Aug. 1819, Elklands. 17. Wm. & J. Snell to John {si<5jDuane Livingston 16 Nov. 1819, E3.klands. lb. James Ecroyd to James Duane Livingston, 21 Jan. (?) 182D,Muncey Creek. 19 • J. & lm. Snell to James Duane Livingston, 20 March 1820, Elklands. 20. James Ecroyd to Thomas Livingston, 7 Apr. 1820, Munceyj 29 Apr. 1820 (forwarded to John S. Iivingston) 21. John Snell to James Duane Livingston, 8 May 1820, Elklands• 22. John Snell to James Duane Livingston, 20 March 1821, Elklands. 23• James Duane Livingston to Robert [Livingston^ , 5 Nov. 1821, Staatsburgh. 2U. Wm. & J. Snell to James Duane Livingston, liTFeb. 1822. 25. Wm. & J. Snell to James Duane Livingston, 30 March 1822, Incoming County. 26. Wm. & J. Snell to James Duane Livingston, lU Aug. 1822, Incoming County. 27 • Joseph R. Priestley to James Duane Livingston, 13 Jan. 1823, Northumberland. 28. Wm. & J. Snell to James Duane Livingston, lU June 182U, Muncey. 29• Wm. & J. Snell to James Duane Livingston, 23 Aug. 182U, Elklands. 30. Rames Duane Livingston) to Mr. Snell (file copy), U Oct. 182U> Staatsburgh. 31* wl &. J. Snell to James Duane Livingston, 7 Nov. 182U, Elklands. 32. John S. Livingston to James Duane Livingston, jree'd 22 April 1826] 33. Samuel Rogers to James Duane Livingston, 29 Nov. 1827, Muncey. ""* 3h* AL, unsigned. Draft of a letter from John Snell to one of the Livingstons, |ca. 1828?) 35. John Snell to James Duane Livingston, lU Jan. 1828, EUjlands. 36'. John Wetherald to James Duane Iivingston, 21 Jan. E82oJ, Elizabeth town. 37. Samuel Rogers to James Duane Livingston, 29 Jan# Io3&, Muncey. 38. John Wetherald to James Duane Livingston, 16 Feb. 1828, Muncey. 39; [Samuel Rogers]} gigner's name lost] to James Duane Livingston, 5 March 1828, Muncey. - U0*. John Wetherald to James Duane Livingston, 11 March 1828, Muncey. Ul. (2) James Duane Livingston to J. Pumpelly (file copies) 20 Aug. ) Staatsburgh 3 Sept.)l828 U2". John Wetherald to James Duane Livingston, 30 Jan. 1829, Monpey. U3. Sherman Page to James Duane Livingston, 9 May (i&29j] Unadilla UU. James Duane Livingston to Mr. Pumpelly (file copy) "2U June 18299 Staatsburgh. U5» John Wetherald to James Duane Livingston, 6 May 16*31, Loyalsock. U6. A. A. Brown to James Duane Livingston, 3 Feb. lb3U, Philadelphia. UT. A. A. Brown to James Duane Livingston, 11 Feb. 183U, Philadelphia. U8". John Wetherald to James Duane Livingston, 18 Nov. 1835 "Springfield11 Loyalsock U9» John Wetherald to James Duane Livingston, 23 Jan. 1836, Loyalsock 50. John s. Livingston to James fDuane Livingston] , 17 Feb. 1836, MTivoliH. U -J (over) f>l.J John S. Livingston to James JJuane Livingston (plus related doc.) 10 March I836 "Tivoli". 52• Cambridge Livingston to John Wetherald (file copy), 20 Nov. 181*3, New York. f>3.~ Cambridge Livingston to Wm. Johnson (file copy), 20 Nov. I81i3> New York. £2u £.' P. Cowles (?) to Charles J. Livingston, 26 April 18!|7> Hudson. 55. TUT. P. En£-?Jto Charles J. Livingston (plus 2 notes, stock sharesj Jca.: 18 56. Mrs. H. W. Livingston to Mr. •& Mrs. Charles Livingston (formal invitation), 20 Oct. 1551. $7*~ W. C. Moore to Charles J. Livingston, 17 May 1858, New York. 58. J. B. Merry to Mrs. Thomas H. Merry (his grandmother), 3 Aug. 18,58, San Francisco* 59. J. E. Rockwell to Mrs. Charlotte Livingston, 19 April I860, San.Francisco. 60• H. W. Norman to Mrs. C. J. Livingston, 25 March 1878, London. 61. Julia C. Stout to Mrs. C. J. Livingston, 22 Jan. 1881, Paris (?) 62." H. W. Norman to Mrs. Livingston, 8 Nov. 1881, London. 63.- Anna Talbot Gherardi to Mrs. Livingston, 27 Jan* 1882, Nice. 6k; Joseph Polchinski to Henry C. Merry, 10 Nov. 1893, Westchester 65.- William Livingston to Alexander Hamilton, 11*Dec. 1789, New York. 66. James-Chalmer to Walter Rutherford, J, Nov. 1196, cLondona 67*.' Alice own ft Livingston to UHlljam LudJ ow, 2? July 1797, New Ycrk 68-. Ann Robertson to Walter Hutherford, Sent. 1797,-Hampstead, Enp. 69*.Will iarn North to James .Morris, 7, March 1798, n.r. 7r>". '&ichard- Harrison to Janes Morris, 2h Aup.. 1799,- New York 71 *• James GhaJmer to James Morris,- 2 Sent. 1801, cLondon^ (with copy of a letter from Chaimer to Morris, h Aup. 1801). 72 William Livingston to Noah Wells, 18 Jan. 1747/8, New York. 73-William Livingston to Noah Wells, 19 Jan. 1748 (?), New.York. 74Fhilip Philip Livingston to William Ward, 21 Dec. 1765, Kingston, Jamaica. IS -M. Livingston to William Russell, 29 May 1782, Williamsburg. 76-Robert R.-Livingston to George Washington, 25 December 1782, Philadelphia. 77'Hanry Livingston, Jr. to Gilbert Livingston cNovember 1783a 78-Peter Robert Livingston to Stephen Van Rensselaer, 30 Jan. 1789, Manor Livingston. 79* Robert R. Livingston to Simeon DeWitt, 6 Feb. 1799, Clermont. 80 Philip Livingston to Jacob Read, 23 Feb. 1801, New York. 81-Robert R. Livingston to Samuel Latham Mitchil, 12 Feb. 1802, Paris. 82"Robert R.- Livingston to William Patterson, 20 June 1804, Paris. 83*Robert R. Livingston to James (?) Greenleaf, 6 Nov. 1807, Clermont. 84-Robert R.- Livingston to Amos Baton, 29 May 1809, Clermont. 85-M. Livingstons (?) to Mary Armstrong, 10 Oct. 1838,,Staatsburgh. 86Luigi Palma di Cesnola to William Smith Livingston et al., 21 Sept. 1887, New York, --Robert Armstrong Livingston to William Smith Livingston, 28 Oct, 1889, New York. (See: Series II, #*34) • 87-Arthur ¥. Spruance to fo8.11iam Smith Livingston, 16 August 1891, Wilmington. 88- Hugh H. Hamill to *Mth Augusta Green Blackwell Livingston,. 26 Jan. 1892, Trenton. May- 22, Livingston Family Papers Series II: Documents 1. Lease agreement between Robert Livingston and James Van Deusen, 11; March l?85u 2. Will ox Robert C. Livingston, with codicil oi' 5 Aug. 1791*, 2 June l?yO. 3. Title transfer to Robert Ralston: reference to "Springfield", Loyalsock Creek, Northumberland County, Penn., 30 Dec* lyyl. 1*. Will oi Robert C. Livingston, $ Aug. l'/yl*. 5« Lease agreement between W. Vfilson & f "l Livingston: INCOMPLETE, [7J 17V7 L——-J 6. Account against executors of Robert C. Livingston estate, 1 July 7. Will of John swift (copy); formerly filed with ALS J. J, Garcia, 6 Mar. 1801, lb uec# lbX)2» 8. Survey Plat, subdivision of Livingston Manor, small version, l&olu £"•«•* ^-»* '*.*?* y. Survey Plat, subdivision of Livingston Manor, large version, I8ol*. *'feM ^ 10• survey description of lands in Chemung, Tioga County (now Chemung County), New York, {after I80CJ 11. Certificate oi balloting of certain Livingston lands, 29 March 1605. 12. Survey Plat of lands of James Duane Livingston, 1808. 13. Marriage settlement between John Cox Stevens and Maria C. Livingston, 27 Dec. 1609. llw Petition to New York Legislature against certain Livingston lands, 1611. 15* Account book, 1009-1816. 16. Tax bill against certain Livingston lands, 1821. 17• Tax bill against certain Livingston lands, 1822. 18. Accounts, etc., 1827-1828. 19. Note for #377. John Wetherald and William Johnson to James Duane Livingston, 12 Feb. 1836. 20. Survey Plat, lot #2, Livingston Manor, property of heirs of James D. Livingston, ca. 181*0? V W t•<-»: '2 ?-£ 21. Check for $32; Charles J. Livingston to Henry Jenkins, Poughkeepsie, 8 Dec. 181*6• 22. Check for #100; Charles J.
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